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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani, Lakshmi Pillai, Reid D. Landes, Aliyah Glover, Shannon Doerhoff, Jennifer Kleiner, Mitesh Lotia, Rohit Dhall, Edgar Garcia‐Rill   +8 more
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Traditional healers' roles on eye care services in Nepal [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005
To evaluate the traditional healer (TH) training programme carried out by Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, a non-governmental organisation in Nepal, by measuring the changes in knowledge and practices of trained THs in providing primary eye care services.103 trained THs practising in six districts of Nepal were interviewed with a semistructured questionnaire ...
A K, Poudyal, M, Jimba, B K, Poudyal, S, Wakai   +3 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ketogenic Diet as an Epigenetic Therapy in SETD1B‐Related Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Histone lysine methyltransferases such as SETD1B regulate chromatin structure and gene transcription. Ketone bodies, including butyrate, act as histone deacetylase inhibitors. We report a 4‐year‐old boy with SETD1B‐related absence epilepsy, refractory to conventional medications, who achieved sustained > 90% seizure reduction on the Modified ...
Erica Tsang, Brian S. Gloss, Jessica P. Hayes, Andrew J. A. Holland, Manoj P. Menezes, Joceline A. Branson, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Jingya J. Yan, Shrujna Patel, Velda X. Han, Russell C. Dale   +10 more
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Changing techniques in cataract surgery: how have patients benefited?

Community Eye Health Journal, 2018
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations in the world. Recent advances in techniques and instrumentation have resulted in earlier intervention, improved surgical outcomes, and reduced dependence on spectacles.
Aravind Haripriya, Hemant Sonawane, RD Thulasiraj   +2 more
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Eye Care in Young Children: A Parents’ Perspective of Access and Barriers

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate parental perspectives of accessing eye care for children aged under seven years. Methods: The survey was conducted during September 2020 to March 2021 using online applications and distributed to parents whose children were between ...
Ali M Alsaqr
doaj   +1 more source

Considerations in the integration of eye care into leprosy care services

Leprosy Review, 1992
Little attention has been directed to the development, management and evaluation of eye care programmes for leprosy patients. This paper examines when an eye care programme for leprosy patients is needed, methods for integrating eye care into leprosy control programmes and lists of available ocular leprosy teaching materials.
P, Courtright, S, Lewallen
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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Are Associated With Trans‐Synaptic Degeneration of the Visual Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Retrograde trans‐synaptic degeneration (rTSD) from posterior visual pathway lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by hemi‐macular ganglion cell‐inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thinning and contralateral visual field loss.
Abdul Jaber Tayem, Angel Liu, Sargis Manukyan, Mustafa Subhi, Elaina Luskin, Bryan Quah, Sreekanth Madhusoodhanan Nair, Arzu C. Has Silemek, Gabriela Zabala, Yujie Cui, Laura Locke, Paula Barreras, Marwa Kaisey, Vinicius Calsavara, Daniel S. Reich, Nancy L. Sicotte, Pascal Sati, Omar Al‐Louzi   +17 more
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Postoperative cataract care: the Aravind perspective

Community Eye Health Journal, 2016
It is essential for us as eye care professionals to make the patient aware that the end of a successful cataract operation is not the end of her or his treatment for cataract.
Aravind Haripriya, Zervin R Baam, RD Ravindran   +2 more
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Utilisation of eye and skin care, and social services among persons with albinism in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: Knowledge of the utilisation of eye and skin care, and social services among persons with albinism is essential for planning intervention strategies for this group.
Zuzile Zungu, Khathutshelo P. Mashige
doaj   +1 more source